Easter Eggs

The world of Pandora in Borderlands 2 contains many nods to the first game and some cool little things for you to find along the way. This page and its sub-pages document the many Easter Eggs and references to pop culture that you may find in the world of Borderlands 2. (But mostly just references.) So if you don't want to have any of them spoiled, stay away!

Enemies in Borderlands 2 come in all shapes and sizes. Some of these shapes and sizes may look very recognizable, even to those who are not familiar with the game.

Pimon and Tumba (Tumba is a average sized skag and Pimon is a Bad Ass Stalker) - Lion King

Son of Mothorakk - Mothra/Godzilla/Mothorakk (Borderlands 1) Shows up in the area where you fought Bloodwing

Rakkman - Batman

Minecraft - Creepers/ badass creepers in Caustic Caverns along with gold blocks that drop money, coal blocks that drop ammo, and Purple blocks that drop Eridium. It is also possible to get a Minecraft skinned gun called the "Longbow" its a scopeless sniper that shoots minecraft arrows and the other is a shotgun that shoot block of fire blocks, character skin or Stevehead when digging any type of block.

King Mong and Donkey Mong - Found in Eridium Blight, Donkey Mong actually has barrels on his back and is trying to climb up the mountain. You can earn a Badass Ranking for running up to him and cutting off his tie without getting hit by any barrels he throws at you. (X on 360 and Square on PS3)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Four rats bearing the likeness of the four Ninja Turtles are the targets of the mission "Splinter Group" in Bloodshot Stronghold. After defeating them and completing a puzzle in the next room, you can fight "Flinter". Kill the four "Ninjas" in the order of the original theme song to get a Badass Ranking. After you defeat them there is a puzzle to get all of the lights to turn green by pressing a tv button, a lever, a switch and a valve to make the Borderlands equivalent to master Splinter from TMNT named Flinter.

Laney White - A rat that can be found in the Fridge with her seven midgets is a reference to Snow White and the seven dwarves. There are two Challenges for this one. 1) Kill Laney White before any of the midgets and 2) Kill all the midgets before Laney White. You'll have to reload the game in order to get both.

Lab Rats/R.O.U.S. - In True Vault Hunter mode, some enemies appearances and names change. Lab Rats become R.O.U.S., which is a reference to the movie "The Princess Bride" - "Rodents Of Unusual Size".

Geary - A psycho on top of the volcanic mountain in Eridium Blight. Grab "Geary's Unbreakable Gear" found in Claptraps Place (in the fireplace) where you first meet Claptrap. Then walk/drive (no fast travel) it to Geary, then he will jump into the lava causing a Rakk to fly in and drop loot chests. References Lord of the Rings (Gollum). This only happens on your second play through.

Leviathan - You first see it as a worm and you get eaten. It's a reference to Gears of War 2 when you end up inside the landwurm and have to fight your way out.

Sandman and Deepest Sleep - Sandman is an imaginary figure with the magic to put people to sleep.

Mr. Bubbles - A special goliath found during the "Freedom of Speech" mission in the Captain Scarlett DLC. The player is tasked by C3N50RB0T to eliminate a DJ using provocative language. Upon reaching the Radio Station at Magnys Lighthouse, you will find this goliath walking around the radio tower. He has a drill for a hand, and a big redeye glowing through a diving helmet. This is a reference to the big daddies found in the game BioShock. Mr. Bubbles is also the name that the little sisters in BioShock use when they refer to the big daddy's.

Lil' Sis - After defeating Mr. Bubbles, a pirate midget called Lil' Sis will appear. This is once again a reference to the game Bioshock, only this time it is referencing the game's little sisters. She will drop Eridium upon death, possibly referencing the Adam that Little Sisters drop in Bioshock. If you kill Mr. Bubbles without hurting Lil' Sis, she will give you a pistol if you talk to her.

Grendel - A quest in the Pirate DLC. Sir Hammerlock sends you to kill him. This is a reference to the monster from Beowulf that terrorizes the town.

Pirate DLC - Lieutenant Hoffman one of Captain Scarlet's henchmen is a reference to Colonel Hoffman from Gears of war.

Pirate Booty DLC - DJ Tanner (Full House TV show reference). You will receive a quest from C3N50RB0T in Washburne Refinery to kill the radio DJ in the Magnys Lighthouse area.

Torgue DLC - Moxxis Bar - Other than Hammerlock, Scooter and Moxxi, all the patrons are variations of the actors names from the TV show "Cheers"

Salvador's Marshall Mustache - Similar to a Western Marshall mustache.

Salvador's Annoying Orange skin - named after the YouTube/TV show

Salvador's SALVADOR SMASH SKIN - A reference to The Incredible Hulk

Salvador’s

Zer0's Mutant suit - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Zer0's Why So Serious suit - The Joker

Zero's Leaf on the Wind skin - a line from Serenity

Zer0's Alienation head - most likely a reference to the Alien film's from 1979

Zer0's Ultra Marine skin - a reference to the popular Warhammer 40k series

All characters have a Minecraft skin and Minecraft based head dropped from Creepers

Bandit Truck Skin Alabaster- Bandit Truck

2 of the vehicle skins are named "Acid Blood" and "Acid Net" both referring to Alien content, the first one "Acid Blood" as the aliens are known to have concentrated acid for blood, and the second one "Acid Net" from Alien vs. Predator where an alien had a net design on the top left of his head.

The Fifth Element - Big Badaboom title of the rocket launcher dropped by King Mong. The red flavored text reads "Multi-kill" which is referenced towards "multi-pass" which is another quote from Leeloo (Mila Jovovich).

'Thre Dog'- A Legendary shotgun, which is based off the character from Fallout 3 "Three Dog". Found during the mission Assassinate The Assassins (all additional objectives need to be completed)

'Mae West/I'm No Angel'- Miss Moxxi's Good Touch/Bad Touch SMGs. Moxxi will reward you with one of these two guns after tipping her a random amount at her in bar in Sanctuary. The red flavor text of the Bad Touch gun begins the quote "When I'm good, I'm very good..." while the text for the Good Touch gun completes it with "...but when I'm bad, I'm better."

RokSalt shotgun - This shotgun is a reference to the tv series Supernatrual where they use shotguns shells filled with rocksalt to repell demons, spirits, etc

'The Ink Spots/"I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire"'- Miss Moxxi's Heartbreak shotgun. Complete the Safe and Sound Mission by turning it in to Moxxi. The red flavor text for the rewarded shotgun is "I don't want to set the world on fire..." which is a reference to The Ink Spots song of the same name.

Minecraft sniper rifle and shotgun - The badass creeper in caustic caverns has a chance to drop a sniper rifle, which shoots Minecraft arrows or a shotgun, which shoots the fire from ghasts.

'''''''Logan's Run' - Logan's Gun. This gun is a legendary drop from the boss Wilhelm. The red flavor text "Gun, Gunner!" is reference to a quote in the movie "Run, Runner!"

Sand skiff - it comes from Star Wars and is based off the cargo skiff.

Veruc - The flavor text says "I want this rifle, Daddy!" which is a reference to the character of Veruca Salt from the book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The weapon is manafactured by Dahl which is a referance to the book's author, Roald Dahl.

In Caustic Caverns there is an area in the top west corner where a mine track runs. Go off the beaten track to discover Minecraft stone blocks. Break through the blocks to find creepers and Minecraft Skins for your Character.

If you want to see the most magical scene in Borderlands 2 then read on. First, fast travel to the Hyperion Bridge in The Highlands. Once you're there get a vehicle at the Catch-A-Ride station right next to you. After you get in your car follow the dirt path in front of you and cross the river. Next, head to the Aggregate Acquisition. You'll have to ditch your vehicle and hoof it from here. Run to the end of the buildings and hang a left (this way is far easier than the way they go in the video). Jump onto the ridge and follow it down to the small field straight ahead, you will see a tent sitting in the field. Stand next to it, look out over the cliff, and enjoy the show. You will either get Handsome Jack or Claptrap start rambling on if you did it correctly. Look off to the horizon to laugh.

When doing the story mission out in The Dust for Ellie, right on the side of her shop is Kenny Loggins. He keeps referring to hints relating to the movie Top Gun and if you select to do his side mission "Too Close for Missles", there will be a lot of references said relating to the movie. HINT: To get up to finish this quest you'll have to boost your vehicle up a rock path (like Dukes of Hazzard) to get into the Buzzard area.

To find this Easter Egg, you need to travel back to Claptrap's place and look inside the fireplace. There will be an ECHO in there that is supposed to be the One Ring from LOTR. You then have to walk all the way to Eridium Blight and go to the Volcano. You CANNOT fast travel or die on this journey, but you are allowed to use vehicles to make the journey a little faster. When you find the special enemy named Geary in the volcano do not attack him because he will die in one hit. You have to wait for him to approach you and he will attack you taking the One Ring. He will then jump into the lava simulating the ending scene of Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. After that 3 Rakks will fly over dropping 3 chests for you which almost always have purple loot in them. This is also representing the scene where the eagles fly in and save the hero's as the volcano starts to crumble in LOTR.

Solitaire (NPC) - In the area where you fight Blue (Caustic Caverns related quest), there is an island with a tree on it. Use a sniper to look out to the island and you'll see Solitaire showing up through your scope. Have a preferably “Immune to Corrosive" shield on and run to it. This is a Dark Souls reference and completes a Badass Ranking.

Inputting the Konami code (Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start) on the title screen will add an "Extra Wubs" item on the options screen. The description of the option reads "This does literally nothing. Sorry." so it appears to be a truly non-functional Easter egg.

One of the loading screens references a Stalkers ability to turn invisible and end with the line "If it bleeds we can kill it." This is a line from Predator a movie in which the main antagonist can also turn invisible. Sexual Tyrannosaurus is a quote incorporated into the Gunzerker's skill tree brawn where the character Blain played by Jesse Ventura defends chewing tobacco by saying ".....this stuff will make you a god damn sexual tyrannosaurus"

In Claptrap's den right at the start of the game is a reference to the old sci-fi film Silent Running. Three Claptraps are sat around a table playing cards, the same scene is in the movie with Huey, Dewey, and Louie all playing cards and the Claptraps are colored in accordance.

You can find red text on the item rewards for completing Clan War: Hodunks vs. Zafords on the Zaford side is "Aequitas" or "Veritas," depending on the item chosen. These words are the tattoos on the McManus brothers' hands in "Boondock Saints".

Michael Mamaril is a character in the game that is in the town of Sanctuary. He wanders around the city and offers you a blue weapon every time you log into the game. This is seen as giving you a bright spot when things aren't going too well. He is in the game because he was a huge Borderlands fan that passed away at too young of an age. This was an awesome thing that the creators did! Normally found either in scooter's garage or up the stairs near claptrap's secret stash. An achievement will be unlocked upon speaking to him for the very first time.

In the Mechromancer's skill tree under BEST FRIENDS FOREVER, There is a skill called "Made of Sterner Stuff". This is taken from the dialogue between Optimus Prime and Megatron from the 1986 animated movie "The Transformers: The Movie". Optimus Prime: "You, who are without mercy, now plead for it? I thought you were made of sterner stuff!"

There are also several Skills in the Mechromancer's Skill Tree that are references to the "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic". In the Best Friends Forever skill tree there are the skills "Fancy Mathematics", "Potent as a Pony", "Buck up", and "20% cooler”, which is a reference to the now famous line spoken by Rainbow Dash in the song 'Art of the Dress', while the Little Big Trouble skill tree has skills "The Stare", and "Evil Enchantress", which as references to Fluttershy and Zecora respectively, and finally the Ordered Chaos skill tree has the skill "Discord", which is referencing the villain Discord from the first two episodes of Season 2.

Another reference is Gaige's Make it Sparkle skill description, which states "Robots are like vampires: they sparkle when hit with incendiary rounds.", which references how the vampires in the Twilight series sparkle in sunlight.

In the Brawn side of Salvador's skill tree there is a skill called "Out of Bubblegum". It increases your fire rate with all gun types when your shields are depleted. This is a reference to the movie "They Live", the quote being "I have come here to chew bubblegum, and kick ass. And I'm all out of bubblegum." Sexual Tyrannosaurus is derived from predator where the character Blain played by Jesse Ventura defends chewing tobacco by saying ".....this stuff will make you a god damn sexual tyrannosaurus"

Find the box of pizza with a picture of Mad Moxxi and a QR code? That's right the developers hid a few QR codes in the game as well. If you scan the code you get a quote from the movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The quote is: "Wise man say forgiveness is divine, but never pay the full price for late pizza." - Captain Picard

If you go into Dr. Zeds Medical shop in Sanctuary you can find another QR code. Located on the front of a morgue door, you will find a message from Nick Wilson who is one of the developers.

In Sanctuary, in the Head Quarters of the Crimson Raiders you can find 7 QR codes located on various envelopes they are upstairs in the room with the LARGE map in the center of the room. Located on both sides of the room where the desks are, there are 7 QR codes where the stamp would go if mailing a letter. I am not sure what they do, due to my lack of a cell phone with a camera or any other forms of taking a photo. However, I wanted to point them out to those who can use them.

If you go to the Vault Hunter's HQ in Sanctuary and look at the computer screens you will find something interesting. Roland has his Facebook page open and you can see that he and Lilith are in a relationship.

In The Dust, on the Northern part of the map there is a grave site. If you search some of the graves near the church you will come across a grave with a bloody hand print on a ball. This is a reference to Wilson the Volleyball from Castaway.

Die in the Friendly Skies - This is a reference to an old United Airlines ad campaign which encouraged customers to "Fly the Friendly Skies."

Crystals are a Girl's Best Friend - This is a reference to a song performed by Marilyn Monroe in the film "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes". The song is called "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend".

You're One Ugly... - This is a reference to the film "Predator". Dutch (Arnold Schwarzenegger) says this upon seeing the Predator's face for the first time. The Stalkers in this game have a face similar to the Predator.

Little Person, Big Pain - This is a reference to the TV show "Little People, Big World" which featured a family of dwarves

Mighty Morphin - This is a reference to the TV show "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" in which hunting down 5 mutated badass Varkins after injecting them with an evolutionary injector is referring to the 5 Power Rangers that the series started off with

You Dirty Rat - This line is attributed to Gangster film star James Cagney, although he never spoke the line verbatim. In the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film, Michaelangelo is seen doing an impression of Cagney, using this line. [1]

Say "Watt" Again - This is a reference to the film "Pulp Fiction". Jules (Samuel L. Jackson) yells "SAY WHAT AGAIN!" to Brett during the famous interrogation scene at the beginning of the film.

Cowering Inferno - This references the 1974 film "The Towering Inferno" featuring Paul Newman and James Dean.

It's Not Easy Looting Green - This references a song sang by Kermit the Frog entitled "It's Not Easy Being Green."

Whaddaya Buyin'? Challenge - This is a reference to the popular saying of the Traveling Merchant from Resident Evil 4

Nathan Fillion's Ammo Store - Nathan Fillion was the star of the TV show Firefly. There is a sign posted up in Liar's Berg and the sign reads "Fillion's Ammunition and Arms".

Firefly - The Washburne refinery is a reference to Hoban "Wash" Washburne and much of the refinery resembles Serenity's cargo hold.

World of Warcraft - There is a challenge in the game that is called "For the Hoard". This is a popular saying in the World of Warcraft game.

Ducktales - When you fight BadMaw, if you can kill him without killing his Merry Midgets; you will see when they are free to run around and attack their names are Hubert, Dubert and Lubert. This is a reference to Huey, Dewey and Louie from Ducktales.

Doctor Who - While in the town of Opportunity, you hear an announcement made by Handsome Jack. He lets you know about the workers that have been lost in the past week. The names that he says are actors that have played Dr. Who over the years. Claptrap's "Allons-y" is also a catchphrase of David Tennant's Doctor.

Another Bug Hunt - This is a Badass Challenge and is a quote from the film Aliens. When getting briefed on the mission on LV-426 Hudson asks the commanding Officer "Is this gonna be a stand up fight sir or another bug hunt?"

Handsome Jack at the final fight says "This is the end beautiful friend", this is a line from The Doors song "The end".